Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Cheeses From The United Kingdom

Cheeses from the United Kingdom: typically 21.6 g of protein per 100 g (median of 38 products). The cheeses from the united kingdom with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 34 cheeses from the united kingdom with complete data.

  1. 1 Lighterc

    Lighterc

    Coleraine
    302 kcal 28 g protein 22 g fat
  2. 2 Extra Mature Cheese

    Extra Mature Cheese

    Tesco · 400 g
    d 313 kcal 0.1 g sugar 27.9 g protein 22.1 g fat
  3. 3 Halen Môn Cheddar

    Halen Môn Cheddar

    dragon · 200 g
    d NOVA 3 417 kcal 0.1 g sugar 25.4 g protein 34.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Lindenhof Cheddar Mild

    Lindenhof Cheddar Mild

    Lindenhof · 150g
    d NOVA 3 417 kcal 0.5 g sugar 25 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Mature

    Mature

    Coleraine
    d 415 kcal 0.5 g sugar 25 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: No additives

  6. 6 Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar

    Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar

    Orkney · 200 g
    d NOVA 4 416 kcal 0.1 g sugar 25 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Red Leicester Slices

    Red Leicester Slices

    Sainsbury's · 240g
    e NOVA 4 403 kcal 0.5 g sugar 25 g protein 33.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Strong cheese Cryf

    Strong cheese Cryf

    Caws Cenarth · 200 g
    e NOVA 3 410 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 34.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Smoked cheddar

    Smoked cheddar

    · 170 g
    d 410 kcal 0.1 g sugar 24.9 g protein 34.5 g fat
  10. 10 Mature cheese with chilli & tomato

    Mature cheese with chilli & tomato

    Caws Cenarth · 200 g
    e NOVA 3 406 kcal 0.3 g sugar 24.5 g protein 33.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheeses from the united kingdom on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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